Remote Cooking Control with Pending Instruction Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cooking apparatus systems do not provide signaling mechanisms to alert users of pending control instructions if the cooking apparatus is switched off or experiences communication disruptions during transmission from a remote computing device via an intermediate server.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of signaling means, such as visual or audible alerts, in the cooking apparatus to notify users of pending control instructions, which can be stored temporarily on an intermediate server and activated autonomously, ensuring that instructions are not lost due to apparatus shutdown or network errors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If the cooking apparatus is switched off during transmission of control instructions, then power consumption is reduced, but control instructions may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The intermediate server stores control instructions in advance before they are needed by the cooking apparatus. This preliminary storage ensures that instructions are preserved even if the apparatus is switched off during transmission, allowing reliable delivery when the apparatus is next available.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediate server as a mediator between the remote computing device and the cooking apparatus. This intermediary component buffers and manages control instructions, ensuring they are not lost during transmission gaps caused by the apparatus being switched off, while allowing the apparatus to consume minimal power.
2Reliability
If the cooking apparatus remains on to receive control instructions, then instruction delivery is reliable, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Control instructions are prepared and stored in advance on the intermediate server before the cooking apparatus needs them. This eliminates the need for the apparatus to remain continuously powered on, as instructions are ready for immediate transfer when the apparatus is available, reducing power consumption while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate server acts as a buffer that decouples the timing of instruction generation from instruction execution. The server holds instructions until the cooking apparatus is ready to receive them, allowing the apparatus to switch off during transmission periods without compromising instruction delivery reliability.
3Reliability
If control instructions are stored on the intermediate server, then instruction loss is prevented, but data storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the data storage function from the cooking apparatus itself and places it on the intermediate server. This extraction allows the apparatus to have minimal local storage requirements while the server handles the burden of storing control instructions, achieving reliable instruction preservation without significantly increasing the apparatus's data storage needs.
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AI summary
The system comprises: - a cooking apparatus (A1) including: o control means including a computer device for the control of power supply and operation of actuation means and energy transfer means of said cooking apparatus (A1) based on control instructions containing at least some preparation parameters, o a screen (11) for displaying at least said control instructions; and o a communication interface providing interconnection of the cooking apparatus computer device with a communications network; and - at least an intermediate server (S) in connection with said communications network, prepared to receive control instructions from a remote computing device with telecommunication capability (D1), wherein signaling means are included in the cooking apparatus (A1) warning about the existence of some control instructions that have been sent to the cooking apparatus (A1) via said communications network and that are pending to be received by the cooking apparatus (A1).